Name: Another Mother's Son
Duration: P00H03M59S
Description: This song was written in February of 2018 while I was working in Rome. I was inspired by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High when they reached out to #blacklivesmatter. They saw the confluence of interest where other's had not.

Another Mother's Son

by The Goddess Lakshmi

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This song was written in February of 2018 while I was working in Rome. I was inspired by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High when they reached out to #blacklivesmatter. They saw the confluence of interest where other's had not.

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Am7-4, G-4, F7-4, B7b5-2 E7-2
Chorus:
Dm-2 Am7-2 B7b5-2 Am7-2
Dm-2 Am7-2 F7-2 E7-2 Am7-1

There’s a dog that’s barking
There’s a clock ticking on the wall
I can hear them coughing
somewhere down the hall

There’s a crack in the mirror
What’s the image I see
I hope it isn’t you and
I pray it isn’t me.

In the heat of the city
In the dark of the night
There’s a crowd in the street
Where someone broke the light

Did you hear the news?
There’s a shooter on the run
Cell phone ringing
The madness has begun.

Chorus:
Oh lord there’s the sound of a gun
A mother’s child is killed by another mother’s son.

Sirens are wailing
everyone you meet
is staring at the sky
or running down the street.

Hear the gunshots ringing,
helicopter over head.
Did they take him alive
or did they take him dead?

Chorus:

Here comes a preacher
Walking up to me
He hands me a flower
And names it misery.

Was it a madman?
Or was it a cop?
What does it matter?
Someone make it stop.

Chorus:

My son he’s sweet
My boy he’s bright
He say don’t worry mama
I’m comming straight home tonight.

Some say he ran
Some say he made a fight
16 in the back
Tell me how that can be right?

Chorus:

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released August 18, 2018
Kosi Gyebi, vocals, Leo Smith, bass, Jarrett Walser, drums, Rene Calvo, guitar.

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The Goddess Lakshmi New York, New York

Named for the Hindu goddess of abundance The Goddess Lakshmi cut their teeth playing weekly shows at the rough and tumble Paris Blues bar in Harlem. A confluence of diverse influences; blues, blues rock, blue grass and reggae with hints of Jazz and German metal infuse their unique sound. ... more

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